Yuri Kosin
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Yuri Kosin is a Ukrainian photographer, lecturer, curator of exhibitions, and travel
Travel
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er. Kosin is a member of the National Society of Photo Artists of Ukraine, tutor and curator at the Independent Academy of the Photographic Arts of Ukraine, organizer and curator of the “Eksar” photo gallery, Ukraine. He is also a member of the “Kulturforum” association and the artistic studio ”Kulturwerkstatt Trier”, Germany
Germany
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. He is a permanent member of the TV Ukrainian program “Svoimi ochima” (eyewitness) dedicated to travel
Travel
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 and tourism
Tourism
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.

Biography

Kosin was born on September 26, 1948 in Kompaniivka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...

 of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 (today in the Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....

 of central Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

). In 1974 he graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute
Kiev Polytechnic Institute
The National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” is a major university in Kiev, Ukraine.-History:The institute was founded in 1898. At that time it had four departments: Mechanical, Chemical, Agricultural, and Civil Engineering. The first enrolment constituted 360 students...

. In 1988 he graduated from Kiev Institute of Journalism.

Achievements in photography

Since 1987 Yuri Kosin has participated in over 40 joint exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia
Russia
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, the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
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, Germany, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, the United States, Poland
Poland
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, the United Kingdom, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, Lithuania
Lithuania
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 and France
France
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 . Many of his works are included in private collections in Switzerland
Switzerland
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, the United States, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, France, Belgium
Belgium
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, the Netherlands
Netherlands
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 and Germany. There are also some of Kosin’s pictures placed in The Photography Fund in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, the Latvian Museum of Photography
Latvian Museum of Photography
The Latvian Museum of Photography is a photography museum in Riga, Latvia. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters...

 in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

, Lancaster University
Lancaster University
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, the National Historical Museum of Ukraine
National Historical Museum of Ukraine
Ukrainian Museum of National History was built in 1937-1939 by architect Joseph Karakis in Kiev.-Description:Originally the building was made for the School of Music. Since 1944 it started to function as a National Historical Museum....

. For over 20 years Yuri Kosin has been engaged in organizing photo exhibitions of Ukrainian artists.

In the 1980s, Yuri Kosin created his own artistic method which was subsequently named the "transgression". From 1980-1990, “transgression” was achieved by a partial physical and chemical destruction of the emulsion.

Personal exhibitions

  • 1988 - “Interconnection”, exhibition hall of the association of artists of Ukraine, Kiev, Soviet Union
  • 1990 - “Infected Zone”, Budinok Pismennika, Kiev, Soviet Union
  • 1991 - “The world we lost”, “Kinocentr”, Moscow, Soviet Union
  • 1992 - “Chernobyl
    Chernobyl
    Chernobyl or Chornobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. The city had been the administrative centre of the Chernobyl Raion since 1932....

    ”, International art gallery, Minneapolis, USA
Action Tour “Chernobyl - meeting place”, Great Britain USA
Performance “Meeting place”(“First Moment of Plague”), Andrievskiy uzviz, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 1994 - Performance “Building model of contemporary mind” Irpin
    Irpin
    Irpin , or Irpen is a city located on the Irpin River in Kiev Oblast of northern Ukraine. The city's population is 40,275 ....

    , Ukraine
“Live pictures”, museum “Kiev Fortress
Kiev fortress
Kiev fortress , also known as the Pechersk Fortress, is a generic name for the 19th century fortification buildings situated in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, that once belonged to a system of western Russian fortresses. These structures were built in the Pechersk and neighbourhoods by the Russian army...

”, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 1995 - “Transgression”, Creative academy “Bezalel”, Jerusalem, Israel
“Chernobyl 1986-1995”, House of three languages, Lumen, Belgium
“Silver Light”, “Garage” gallery, Riga, Latvia
“Personification”, Latvian Museum of Photography
Latvian Museum of Photography
The Latvian Museum of Photography is a photography museum in Riga, Latvia. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters...

, Riga, Latvia
  • 1996 - “Transgression”, French cultural center, Kiev, Ukraine
“Passage lesson”, Dе Markten Gemeenschapscentrum, Brussels, Belgium
“Anabiosis”, National Historical Museum of Ukraine
National Historical Museum of Ukraine
Ukrainian Museum of National History was built in 1937-1939 by architect Joseph Karakis in Kiev.-Description:Originally the building was made for the School of Music. Since 1944 it started to function as a National Historical Museum....

, Kiev, Ukraine
“Emanation”, Eastern-Westerneuropean cultural center «Palais Jalta», Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1997 - Performance “Creative advertisement”, Irpin, Ukraine
Transgression, Cultural Center “Tuchfabrik”, Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....

, Germany
  • 1998 - “Chernobyl”, Ministry of Environment, Mainz
    Mainz
    Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...

    , Germany
“Transgression”, Mill Gallery, Kalai, Britain
“Transgression”, Folli gallery, Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
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, Britain
  • 2000 - “Endless photography”, gallery “RA”, Kiev, Ukraine
Action “Art as a celebration”, Irpin, Ukraine
  • 2001 - “Contemporary art”, “Art Club 44”, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 2002 - Gallery “Dim Mikoli”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Autobiography from the third person”, gallery “Dim Mikoli”, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 2003 - Action “Cry in the Water”, Irpin, Ukraine
“Pisannitsy”, gallery Art Center on Kostelnaja, “Fotobienale” month of photography in Kiev, Ukraine
“Pisannitsy”, Sovereign Duma in Moscow, Russia
  • 2004 - Action “Cry in the Sky”, Irpin, Ukraine
  • 2005 - “Ukraine through the eyes of Ukraine”, gallery “RA-photo”, “Fotobienale” month of photography in Kiev, Ukraine
“Ukraine through the eyes of Ukraine”, Ministry cabinet, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 2006 - “Chernobyl–20”, Harvard University, Washington, New-York, USA
“Borderland”, Ukrainian Institute USA, New York, USA
“The Human Experience Twenty Years Later”, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, USA
“It was always this way”, Center of Contemporary Art “Solvay”, Krakow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

, Poland
“Color of Hope”, Cabinet of Ministers, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 2010 - “Reality of the “phenomenon””, gallery of the Lithuanian Photographers’ Union, Vilnius, Lithuania

Participated in over 40 joint exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Belarus, Slovakia and France.

Group exhibitions

  • 1988 - “The Hot Trace”. The Palace of Youth. Moscow, Soviet Union.
“The Hot Trace”. “Metropol” gallery. Minsk, Soviet Union.
  • 1991 - Exhibition of the Ukrainian Artists' Union. Culture Centre. Kiev, Ukraine.
  • 1994 - “Three Perspectives”. Town Hall. Menden, Germany.
“The Ukrainian Photography Today”. Catholic Academy. Schwerte
Schwerte
Schwerte is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Schwerte is situated in the Ruhr valley, at the south-east border of the Ruhr Area...

, Germany.
“Photoartists of Kiev”. Museum “Kiev Fortress
Kiev fortress
Kiev fortress , also known as the Pechersk Fortress, is a generic name for the 19th century fortification buildings situated in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, that once belonged to a system of western Russian fortresses. These structures were built in the Pechersk and neighbourhoods by the Russian army...

”. Kiev, Ukraine.
“Ukrpressphoto-95”. The Ukrainian House. Kiev, Ukraine.
  • 1995 - “Cherkassy-95”. Exhibition Hall of Ukrainian Artists' Union. Cherkasy
    Cherkasy
    Cherkasy or Cherkassy , is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky Raion within the oblast...

    , Ukraine.
“Ukrpressphoto-95”. “Gart” gallery. Yuzhnoukrainsk
Yuzhnoukrainsk
Yuzhnoukrainsk is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 38,206 .Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP is located near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk, approximately 350 kilometers south of the capital Kiev. This nuclear power station has three VVER-1000 reactors and a net achievement of 2,850 megawatts...

, Ukraine.
“7 x 7”. Photogallery “Na uzvozi”. Kiev, Ukraine.
  • 1996 - “Ukrpressphoto-96”. The Ukrainian House. Kiev, Ukraine.
“Vision Art”. National Art Museum of Ukraine
National Art Museum of Ukraine
The National Art Museum of Ukraine is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian art in Kiev, Ukraine.-Architecture:Constructed in 1898, by architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, the building was originally designed as the museum for the local society of patrons of arts and antique lovers...

. Kiev, Ukraine.
“All Ukrainian Exhibition”. Ukrainian State Museum of Great Patriotic War History
Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev
The National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War is a memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War located in the southern outskirts of the Pechersk district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on the picturesque hills on the right-bank of the Dnieper River.The museum has moved...

. Kiev, Ukraine.
“Ukrpressphoto-96”. Photogallery “Na uzvozi”. Kiev, Ukraine.
  • 1997 - “Blitz Exhibition”. The Artsyz Gallery”. Kiev, Ukraine.
“Imprese”. Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....

, Ukraine.
“The UFO”. The Ukrainian House. Kiev, Ukraine.
“Artist League”. Photogallery “Eksar”. Kiev, Ukraine.
“Without words”. Photogallery “Eksar. Kiev, Ukraine.
“Mesiac Photografie”. Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

, Slovakia.
  • 2003 - “Defining Dictionary”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Photo session”, Soviart gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
“Position”, Lavra gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
“Ukraine in focus”, “Gorod N” gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 2006 - “Once upon a time Chernobyl”, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
    Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
    The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona is one of the most visited exhibition and arts centres in the city of Barcelona.Situated in the Raval district, the Centre’s core theme is the city and urban culture...

     (CCCB), Barcelona, Spain
“Chernobyl–20”, New-York, USA
“Chernobyl–20”, Washington, USA
“Orange moment”, Ukrainian House, Kiev, Strasburg

Curator work

  • 1997 - “Lege Artist”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 1998 - “Paradzhanov”, photography by A. Vladimirov, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Children of revolution”, photographed by A. Chekmenev, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Pornography”, photography by E. Pavlov, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Incarnation”, photography by E. Martinyuk, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Poetical landscape”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Skill of image conservation”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Body, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“No comment” photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
“Presence effect”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 1999 - “Deliberate reality”, photography by O. Polisyuk, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 2002 - “Through this air the God is looking at me”, photography by Ivan Zhdanov (Russia), photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
  • 2003 - “Position”, gallery “Lavra”, Fotobienale – 2003 “Month of photography in Kiev”, KIev, Ukraine

Competitions

  • First all-union slide-festival “Kharkiv
    Kharkiv
    Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...

    -90” – First prize
  • National contest of documentary pictures “Ukrpressphoto-94” – First prize
  • National contest of documentary pictures “Ukrpressphoto-94” – First, third and special prizes
  • “Photographer of the year”, annals “Academia” – first prize
  • Blitz-contest photo festival “Artsyz
    Artsyz
    Artsyz is a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 16,370 ....

    -97”

Collections

  • Photography fund, Moscow, Russia
  • Kunstmuseum Bonn
    Kunstmuseum Bonn
    The Kunstmuseum Bonn or Bonn Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Bonn, Germany, founded in 1947. The Kunstmuseum exhibits both temporary exhibitions and its collection. Its collection is focused on Rhenish Expressionism and post-war German art...

     (or Bonn Museum of Modern Art), Bonn, Germany
  • Latvian Museum of Photography
    Latvian Museum of Photography
    The Latvian Museum of Photography is a photography museum in Riga, Latvia. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters...

    , Riga, Latvia
  • National Historical Museum of Ukraine
    National Historical Museum of Ukraine
    Ukrainian Museum of National History was built in 1937-1939 by architect Joseph Karakis in Kiev.-Description:Originally the building was made for the School of Music. Since 1944 it started to function as a National Historical Museum....

  • History museum in Kiev
  • Lancaster University
    Lancaster University
    Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...

    , Great Britain

Private collections in Sweden, the Unisted States, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, France, Belgium, Holland, Poland and others

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